. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . rounded by birds, is a form, of Brahma; and that with fourarms, mounted on the shoulders of another figure, is a representation of Vishnu. The two principal figures in the niche to the left, represent Siva, and his consort asParvati; with Brahma and Vishnu in the background: and the terrific figure witheight arms, represents the destroyer Si
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . rounded by birds, is a form, of Brahma; and that with fourarms, mounted on the shoulders of another figure, is a representation of Vishnu. The two principal figures in the niche to the left, represent Siva, and his consort asParvati; with Brahma and Vishnu in the background: and the terrific figure witheight arms, represents the destroyer Siva in action. The distant scene, with small figuresexpressive of pain and distress, denotes the sufferings of those sentenced by Brahma tothe place of torment. The sitting male and female figures, with a bull couchant at the feet of the former, arealso Siva and his consort Bhawani. The form with human body and an elephants head,represents Ganesa, the Hindoo god of wisdom, and first-born son of Siva; and the pre-sence of the Lingam is of itself considered an unquestionable proof that the whole of thecave temple of the island of Gare-poori, or Elephanta, was dedicated to the worship of thegod Siva, and to the mysteries of his cruel and impure THE INDIAN EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED. Ill THE CAVE OF KARLL This extraordinary excavation occurs near the village of Ekverali, iu the province ofAurungabad, and in the midst of a chain of hills of a very picturesque character. Manyof the ridges are level; but others rise abruptly from the range, and towering abovetheir fellows in lonely majesty, lift their forked and riven summits high into theheavens. Of the lower eminences, many have large platforms of table-land at the top;and are, on that account, well adapted for the hill fortresses which, in the early days ofIndian warfare, were the favourite strongholds of predatory chieftains of the variousraces. Two of such mountain fortresses have been at some remote periud erectedin the neighbou
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